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Illinois/Indiana Historical Society List
Courtesy Jim Jarecki
(Web link updates by Bob Gadbois)

Illinois Historical and Genealogical Societies:

Barrington Area Historical Society
212 W. Main St.
Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 381-1730

Blackhawk Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 3912
Rock Island 61204-3912

Bond County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 172
Greenville 62246
(618) 664-3054

British Interest Group Of Wisconsin And Illinois
P.O. Box 192
Richmond 60071

Brookfield Historical Society
8820-1/2 Brookfield Avenue
Brookfield 60513-1670

Bureau County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 402
Princeton 61356-0402
(815) 879-3133

Bureau County Historical Society
109 Park Ave. W
Princeton 61356
(815) 875-2184

Calhoun County Historical Society
P.O. Box 327
Hardin 62047

Carroll County Genealogical Society
326 Third St.
Savanna, IL 61074
(815) 273-3714

Cass County Historical - Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 11
Virginia 62691

Champaign County Genealogical Society
201 S. Race St.
Urbana 61801

Chicago Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1160
Chicago 60690
(773) 725-1306

Chicago History Museum
(formerly Chicago Historical Society)

Clark St.,North Ave.
Chicago 60614-6099

Chillicothe Historical Society
P.O. Box 181
Chillicothe 61523

Christian County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 174
Taylorville 62568
President Jeanine Biondolino (217) 287-7719

City Of Henry Historical & Genealogical Society
610 North Street
Henry 61537

Clark County Genealogical Society
309 Maple Street,Box 153
Marshall 62441
(217) 826-5925

Clay County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 94
Louisville 62858

Clinton County Historical Society
1091 Franklin Street
Carlyle 62231

Coles County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 592
Charleston 61920

Colonel Davenport Historial Foundation
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island 61299
(309) 786-7336
(563) 388-9657 off-season

Cornish American Heritage Society
18 Indian Trail
Lake in the Hills 60102

Crawford County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 120
Robinson 62454

Crawford County Historical Society
P.O. Box 554
Robinson 62454

Crystal Lake Historical Society
P.O. Box 1151
Crystal Lake 60039-1151
(815) 459-7286

Cumberland County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 393
501 East Elizabeth
Greenup 62428
(217) 923-5425

Decatur Genealogical Society
1255 W. South Side Drive
P.O. Box1548
Decatur 62525-1548
(217) 429-0135

Dekalb County Historical & Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 295
Sycamore 60178

Des Plaines Genealogical Questers
789 Pearson Street
Des Plaines 60016
(708) 391-5399

Dewitt County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 632
Clinton 61727

Douglas County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 113
Tuscola 61953
Tracy Carpenter, (217) 253-4635

Dunton Genealogical Society
(no longer exists)
500 North Dunton
Arlington Heights 60004

Dupage County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 133
Lombard 60148-0133

Earlville Community Historical Society
205 Winthrop Street
Earlville 60518-0420

Edgar County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 304
Paris 61944

Edwards County Historical Society
212 West Main St.
Albion 62806

Effingham County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1166
Effingham 62401

Elgin Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1418
Elgin 60121-1418

Evanston Historical Society Archives & Research
225 Greenwood Street
Evanston 60201

Farmer City Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 173
Farmer City 61842

Fayette County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 177
Vandalia 62471

Ford County Historical Society
P.O. Box 213
Paxton 60957

Fox Lake Area Historical Society
P.O. Box 4
Fox Lake 60020

Fox Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 5435
Naperville 60567-5435

Frankfort Area Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 427
West Frankfort 62896-0427

Franklin County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 524
West Frankfort 62896

Freeburg Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 69
Freeburg 62243

Fulton County Historical & Genealogical Society
45 North Park Drive
Canton 61520

Genealogical Forum Of Elmhurst
120 East Park Avenue
Elmhurst 60126

Genealogy Society Of Southern Illinois
Route 13 at Greenbriar Rd.
Carterville

Great River Genealogical Society
526 Jersey
Quincy 62301

Greene County Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 137
Carrollton 62016

Griggsville Area Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 75
Griggsville 62340

Hampton Historical Society
107 5th Street
Hampton 61256

Hancock County Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 68
Carthage 62321

Hardin County Historical & Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 72
Elizabethtown 62931

Henry County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 346
Kewanee 61443

Illiana Genealogical And Historical Society
19 E. North St.,Box 207
Danville 61834-0207

Illinois Cornish Heritage Society
450 W Galena
Aurora 60506

Illinois Heritage Association
602 1/2 East Green St.
Champaign 61820

Illinois Mennonite Historical And Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1007
Metamora 61548

Illinois State Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 10195
Springfield 62791-0195

Illinois State Historical Society
Old State Capitol
Springfield 62701

Iroquois County Genealogical Society
103 West Cherry Street
Watseka 60970

Jackson County Historical Society
P.O. Box 7
Murphysboro 62956

Jacksonville Area Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 21
Jacksonville 62650

Jasper County Genealogical & Historical Society
100 South VanBuren
Newton 62448

Jefferson County Genealogical Society
101 S. Seventh St.
Mt. Vernon 62864-4187

Jersey County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 12
Jerseyville 62052

Johnson County Genealogical And Historical Society
P.O. Box 1207
Vienna 62995

Kane County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 504
Geneva 60134

Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 442
Bourbonnais 60914

Kendall County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 123
Yorkville 60560-0123

Kishwaukee Genealogists
P.O. Box 5503
Rockford 61125-5503

Knox County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 13
Galesburg 61401-0013

Laharpe Historical & Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 289
LaHarpe 61450

Lake County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 721
Libertyville 60048-0721

Lakes Region Historical Society
817 North Main,Box 240
Antioch 60003

Lasalle County Genealogy Guild
115 W. Glover Street
Ottawa 61350

Lawrence County Genealogical Society
RR 1,Box 44
Bridgeport 62417

Lee County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 63
Dixon 61021-0063

Lee County Historical Society
113 Madison Avenue
Dixon 61021-0058

Lena Area Historical Society
P.O. Box 620
Lena 61048

Lexington Genealogical & Historical Society
318 W. Main Street
Lexington 61753

Logan County Genealogical & Historical Society
114 N. Chicago Street
Lincoln 62656

Macon County Historical Society
5580 North Fork Road
Decatur 62521

Macoupin County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 95
Staunton 62088

Macoupin County Historical Society
P.O. Box 432
Carlinville 62626

Madison County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 631
Edwardsville 62025

Marion County Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 342
Salem 62881

Marissa Historical & Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 47
Marissa 62257-0047

Marshall County Historical Society
P.O. Box 123
Lacon 61540

Mason County Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 446
Havana 62644

Massac County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1043
Metropolis 62960

McConnell Area Historical Society
McConnell 61050

Mcdonough County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 202
Macomb 61455

Mchenry County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 184
Crystal Lake 60039-0184

Mclean County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 488
Normal 61761-0488

Mclean County Historical Society
200 N. Main Street
Bloomington 61701

Mercer County Genealogical & Historical Society
RR 2
Aledo 61231

Mercer County Historical Society
1406 SE 2nd Avenue
Aledo 61231-2504

Meredosia Area Historical & Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 304
Meredosia 62665

Monroe County Genealogical Society
508 N. 4th
Dupo 62239

Montgomery County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 212
Litchfield 62056

Morgan Area Genealogical Association
P.O. Box 84
Jacksonville 62651-0084

Moultrie County Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 588
Sullivan 61951-0588

Mount Prospect Historical Society
101 South Maple Street
Mount Prospect 60056-3203

Mt. Vernon Genealogical Society
101 South Seventh
Mt. Vernon 62864

Neponset Historical Society
Neponset Township
Bureau County
, Illinois
(309)594-2197

Newberry Library's Friends Of Genealogy
60 West Walton Street
Chicago 60610-7324

North Central Illinois Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 4635
Rockford 61110

North Suburban Genealogical Society
768 Oak Street
Winnetka 60093

Northern Will County Genealogical Society
603 Derbyshire Lane
Bolingbrook 60439

Northwest Suburban Council Of Genealogists
P.O. Box A C
Mount Prospect 60056

O'Fallon Historical Society
P.O. Box 344
O'Fallon 62269

Odell Prairie Trails Historical & Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 82
Odell 60460

Ogle County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 251
Oregon 61061

Peoria County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1489
Peoria 61655

Perry County Historical Society
108 W. Jackson St.
Pinckneyville 62274

Piatt County Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 111
Monticello 61856

Pike/Calhoun Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 104
Pleasant Hill 62366

Polish Genealogical Society Of America
984 Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago 60622

Putnam County Historical Society
Hennepin 61327

Historical Society of Quincy And Adams County
425 South 12th
Quincy 62301

Randolph County Genealogical Society
600 State Street,Suite 306
Chester 62233

Richland County Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 202
Olney 62450

Rock Island Arsenal Historical Society
Rock Island Arsenal
Rock Island 61299

Rock Island County Historical Society
P.O. Box 632
Moline 61265

Rossville Genealogical & Historical Society
108 West Attica Street
Rossville 60963

Saline County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 4
Harrisburg 62946

Sangamon County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 1829
Springfield 62705

Schaumburg Genealogical Society
32 West Library Lane
Schaumburg 60194-3421

Schuyler-brown Genealogical Society
200 South Congress
Rushville 62681

Shelby County Historical &Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 286
Shelbyville 62565

South Suburban Genealogical And Historical Society
3000 W. 170th Place
Hazel Crest, IL 60429-1174

Phone 708-335-3340

St. Clair County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 431
Belleville 62222-0431

St. Clair County Historical Society
701 East Washington St.
Belleville 62220

Stark County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 83
Toulon 61483

Stephenson County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 514
Freeport 61032

Stephenson County Historical Society
1440 S. Carroll Ave.
Freeport 61032

Tampico-area Historical Society & Museum
119 S. Main Street
Tampico 61283

Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society
P.O. Box 312
Pekin 61554

Tinley Moraine Genealogists
17101 S. 71st St.
Tinley Park 60477

Union County Genealogical & Historical Society
101 East Spring Street
Anna 62906

Versailles Area Genealogical And Historical Society
P.O. Box 92
Versailles 623378

Warren County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 761
Monmouth 61462-0761

Warren County Historical Society
RR 2
Avon 61415

Warren Township Historical Society
4690 Old Grand Ave.
Gurnee 50031

Washington County Historical Society
326 South Kaskaskia Street
Nashville 62263

Waukegan Historical Society
1917 North Sheridan Road
Waukegan 60087

Waverly Genealogical & Historical Society
157 East Tremont
Waverly 62692

White County Historical Society
P.O. Box 121
Carmi 62821

Whiteside County Genealogists
P.O. Box 145
Sterling 61081

Will/grundy Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 24
Wilmington 60481

Williamson County Historical Society
105 South Van Buren
Marion 62959

Winnebago/Boone Counties Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 10166
Rockford 61131-0166

Zion Genealogical Society
2400 Gabriel Avenue
Zion 60099

NW Indiana Historical Societies:

Duneland Historical Society
P.O. Box 809
Chesterton, IN 46304

Dyer Historical Society
Dyer Town Hall
Dyer, IN 46311

East Chicago Historical Society
2401 East. Columbus Dr.
East Chicago, IN 46312

Gary Historical & Cultural Society
P.O. Box M-603
Gary, IN 46401

Griffith Historical Society
P.O. Box 678
Griffith, IN 46319

Hammond Historical Society
564 State St.
Hammond, IN 46320

Heritage Society Of Northwest Indiana
P.O. Box 508
Chesterton, IN 46304-0508

Hessville Historical Society
7205 Kennedy Ave.
Hammond, IN 46323

Highland Historical Society
2611 Highway Ave.
Highland, IN 46322

Historic Archaeological Research
4338 Hadley Court
West Lafayette 47906

Hobart Historical Society
P.O. Box 24
Hobart, IN 46342

Indiana Historical Society
315 W. Ohio St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3210

Lake County Historical Society
Courthouse Sqaure Suite 202
Crown Point, IN 46410

Lake Station Historical Society
P.O. Box 5253
Lake Station, IN 46405-2232

Munster Historical Society
1005 Ridge Rd.
Munster, IN 46321

Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society
154 Granite St.
Valparaiso, IN 46383

Historical Society of Ogden Dunes
115 Hillcrest Rd. - 101
Ogden Dunes, IN 46368-1001

Portage Community Historical Society
2100 Willowcreek Rd.
Portage, IN 46368

Schererville Historical Society
P.O. Box 333
Schererville, IN 46375

St. John Historical Society
P.O. Box 134
ST. John, IN 46373

Three Creeks Historical Association
1505 Commercial Ave
Lowell, IN 46356